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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish;
[syn: brit, britt]

2. minute crustaceans forming food for right whales;
[syn: brit, britt]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brit \Brit\, Britt \Britt\, n. (Zool.) (a) The young of the common herring; also, a small species of herring; the sprat. (b) The minute marine animals (chiefly Entomostraca) upon which the right whales feed. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

britt \britt\ n. 1. the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish. Syn: brit. [WordNet 1.5] 2. minute crustaceans, forming food for right whales. Syn: brit. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

britt n 1: the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish [syn: brit, britt] 2: minute crustaceans forming food for right whales [syn: brit, britt]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Britt, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 2052 Housing Units (2000): 930 Land area (2000): 1.221061 sq. miles (3.162534 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.221061 sq. miles (3.162534 sq. km) FIPS code: 08605 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 43.096363 N, 93.801234 W ZIP Codes (1990): 50423 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Britt, IA Britt